Upgrade Wireless Card to Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300


  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 21H1
       #1

    Upgrade Wireless Card to Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300


    Hi again, i'm back with another question.

    I'd like to upgrade to a 5ghz wifi card, as this current laptop only has a Intel Centrino Wireless N 2230 . Would i be correct in assuming that this card Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 WLAN PCIe Half Wifi Card 04W00N 4W00N 633ANHMW | eBay would be plug and play? When i removed the bottom cover i can see i have 3 antenna wires but only 2 are hooked up. Also i would not loose Bluetooth correct? I think this laptop as a separate Bluetooth card, but can any one confirm?

    Specs are:
    Alienware M18X R2
    I7 2920XM
    16B Ram
    ATI 8970M
    500GB SSD
    Windows 10 Home 1909 most recent build.

    Thank you!
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  2. Posts : 6,343
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #2

    I see something that may be a problem
    N 2230 has two antennas
    N 6300 has three antennas
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  3. Posts : 3,514
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #3

    Why don't just use a Wi-Fi USB dongle?
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  4. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 21H1
    Thread Starter
       #4

    For any one wondering if you can do this on a M18X R2, you can!

    I ordered the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 5ghz wireless card off Ebay for 5 dollars, and it was as simple as plug and play. Since the laptop had all three antenna wires already with only 2 of them being used with the N2230 , everything just plugged in to the color matching clips on the card.

    Speeds are much better on 5Ghz.
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  5. Posts : 3,514
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #5

    Good or you. How much did you pay for the card? This will help others decide if it is worth it, or they could just buy a cheap USB Wi-Fi dongle labeled 802.11n 150Mps. Of course the advantage of the card is not to use a precious USB port and possibly better signal. Could you describe how strong the signal is (in terms of distance from the router, walls in between etc)?

    Oops, I forgot to mention that most USB Wi-Fi dongles are 2.4GHz, so take care to buy a 5GHz one! I'm afraid these are not that cheap...
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  6. Posts : 11
    Windows 10 21H1
    Thread Starter
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    spapakons said:
    Good or you. How much did you pay for the card? This will help others decide if it is worth it, or they could just buy a cheap USB Wi-Fi dongle labeled 802.11n 150Mps. Of course the advantage of the card is not to use a precious USB port and possibly better signal. Could you describe how strong the signal is (in terms of distance from the router, walls in between etc)?

    Oops, I forgot to mention that most USB Wi-Fi dongles are 2.4GHz, so take care to buy a 5GHz one! I'm afraid these are not that cheap...
    The card was $5.40 with tax. I am reading about 85% signal, max bars, on 2nd floor of house, with a couple walls. The connection channel is 149, Frequency is 5745000kHz, Radio type is 802.11n, Receive rate (Mbps) : 300, Transmit rate (Mbps) : 300
    Real world download speeds are about 100 Mbps down and 14Mbps up.
    100 Mbps
    Latency
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    17 ms
    Loaded
    31 ms
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    Speed
    14 Mbps
    Should also note these speeds are with internet company provided modem/router technicolor 8717T with both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. I could do better im sure with a good modem and router.
    Last edited by 1Alienware; 21 Feb 2020 at 07:44. Reason: Add info
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  7. Posts : 3,514
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 21H1 (May 2021 build 19043.1083)
       #7

    Only $5.40? That's unfair... products get too expensive here in Greece after adding the customs and shipping costs...
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